Cloak and Jaguar

Cloak and Jaguar PDF

Author: Janay Brun

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-11-02

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781720812296

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The wild jaguar is likely the most rare and revered mammal in the United States. Yet, Janay Brun was lucky enough to see one during an evening walk in the Arizona desert. Meeting this jaguar-which came to be known to the world as Macho B-launched her remarkable ten-year odyssey of following the big cat's trail. Their captivating and disturbing story begins in remote lands along the border with Mexico and ends unexpectedly in the halls of a Tucson federal courthouse.

Jaguar and Five Rabbit

Jaguar and Five Rabbit PDF

Author: Norris Ray Peery

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2004-10

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0595335063

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Within these pages lives a story of love, of friendships, and of families, which are imbedded within a place and time, where the most diametrically opposite of human values existed and survived side-by-side, where heaven and hell daily rubbed their social elbows, and each of their elements were ever threatening the survival of their counterpart. Here is a story of people caught between the gears and wheels of their god's invisible machinery that daily drives their universe. Here is portrayed both the physical and psychological landscape of a time whose structures, writings, and beliefs have now been systematically destroyed by a new foreign master and a new foreign religion, which has a so-called "Modern Strategy" about blood sacrifice and intellectual domination. Here is the story of lovers, whose powerful desire to be forever together, is the magic that guides them through an ever-fluxing nightmare that is their reality. The story opens in the capitol city of the Aztec Empire during the night of November the 8th in the year 1516 CE.

Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh PDF

Author:

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0684818450

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One of the most extraordinary works of the human imagination and the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life was first made accessible to the public 10 years ago. This new edition retains the quality of the original translation, has been enriched, and includes 20 new illustrations, maps, drawings, and photos.

The Lady in the Blue Cloak

The Lady in the Blue Cloak PDF

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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For each Texas mission, there is a rich and complicated history. In the title story, from Mision de San Francisco de los Tejas, a mysterious woman in blue visits the Teas people to prepare them for the missionaries' arrival. In "Rosa's Window" and "The Bell" the love and grief of two couples torn apart in the making of the Mision de San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo manifest themselves in the very edifices of the mission. The Mision de Nuestra SEnora de la Purisma Concepcion de Acuna, named for and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was the scene of a remarkable salvation as the Teas workers tried to escape the heated pursuit of the Comanches in "The Miracle at the Gate." Here Kimmel gracefully retells these and other powerful legends behind four of th missions, each enhanced by a beautifully evocative painting by Susan Guevara.

Sky Knife

Sky Knife PDF

Author: Marella Sands

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2015-01-06

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1466889187

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Sky Knife is a young man cursed with an unlucky name - a name his mother saw in a vision and pledged that her son would bear, to honor whatever destiny the gods had decreed. He hasn't the luck to take one of the usual paths charted for his people: farmer, soldier, merchant - all these roads are closed to him. The only hope for him lies in service at the King's Temple, where - he hopes - the gods will make clear his purpose in the world. But as a novice priest he has little hope of fulfilling his destiny. That is, until a human sacrifice goes horribly wrong, priests begin to die, and the skies fill with dangerous portents and visions. Magic of all sorts seems to cling to Sky Knife like a shroud, but if he is daring and lucky enough, he may just find out the answer - and, in doing so, win a place among his people. Sky Knife is a compelling and evocative portrait of ancient Mayan culture. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World

Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World PDF

Author: Justyna Olko

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2014-06-15

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 1607322412

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This significant work reconstructs the repertory of insignia of rank and the contexts and symbolic meanings of their use, along with their original terminology, among the Nahuatl-speaking communities of Mesoamerica from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Attributes of rank carried profound symbolic meaning, encoding subtle messages about political and social status, ethnic and gender identity, regional origin, individual and community history, and claims to privilege. Olko engages with and builds upon extensive worldwide scholarship and skillfully illuminates this complex topic, creating a vital contribution to the fields of pre-Columbian and colonial Mexican studies. It is the first book to integrate pre- and post-contact perspectives, uniting concepts and epochs usually studied separately. A wealth of illustrations accompanies the contextual analysis and provides essential depth to this critical work. Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World substantially expands and elaborates on the themes of Olko's Turquoise Diadems and Staffs of Office, originally published in Poland and never released in North America.

The Jaguar's Story

The Jaguar's Story PDF

Author: Kosa Ely

Publisher:

Published: 1918-04-21

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780999665404

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Deep in the Amazon, two cubs are born to a loving mama jaguar. As the curious and precocious cubs grow, they are introduced to their forest home and those with whom they share it. Before long their happy days are interrupted by men and machines, and the young family goes in search of a new home. Now everywhere they travel, surprises await them. Join them to discover the wonders and dangers of today's Amazon rainforest through the eyes of a jaguar. Kosa Ely's contemporary tale, along with Radhe Gendron's vivid and captivating art, make this the ideal picture book to inspire readers, young and old, to protect the magnificent jaguar from extinction. Eight pages of fun facts about jaguars and Amazonian fauna and flora follow the story, and a seek-and-find game children will enjoy.

The Essential Codex Mendoza

The Essential Codex Mendoza PDF

Author: Frances Berdan

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780520204546

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Consists of v. 2 and 4 of Berdan and Anawalt's The Codex Mendoza (4 v. -- Berkeley : University of California Press, c1992).

Smoking Mirror

Smoking Mirror PDF

Author: Pelaam

Publisher: JMS Books LLC

Published: 2024-02-03

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1685507093

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When Draco attends a ball held by the Aztec emperor to celebrate his victory over sky pirates, Draco meets the attractive and enigmatic Yolotli. However, a vindictive act sees Draco forced to captain a unique ship, the Nephele. The first ship designed to sail the oceans of space, and built by the combined forces of the British and Aztec Empires. Draco is obligated to take Yolotli with him, bound under an oath by the emperor. Their lives, as well as their burgeoning love, are beset with dangers neither man could imagine. Even if they survive the mission, their love may not endure when the truth is revealed.

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